Strange Scaffold announces Gods With Badges, a tactics game where you decide when to switch off your bodycam
Strange Scaffold, the studio behind I Am Your Beast and El Paso, Elsewhere, has announced Gods With Badges, a narrative tactics game about the power police hold over life and death.
Strange Scaffold, the studio behind I Am Your Beast and El Paso, Elsewhere, has announced Gods With Badges, a narrative tactics game about the power police hold over life and death.
The short version
- It was unveiled during the Triple-I Initiative showcase on 8th October and is due out on Steam for PC in 2027.
- You can check out a trailer below: You play as Harrow McClellan, a disgraced police officer transferred back to her original post after the scandal that drove her out has become law enforcement legend.
- Every dialogue choice and turn-based encounter is a decision to play into that reputation or try to rise above it.
What happened
You'll patrol the open hubs of Scarhelm, a dystopian city of the future, seizing contraband, investigating complaints, and searching back alleys for evidence. Your dialogue choices, arrests, and uses of force shape Harrow's relationships with her fellow officers, the public, and the institutions around her.
Why it matters
Interestingly, when a situation escalates, the game shifts to isometric turn-based combat.
Summary by Nerd News Network. Read the full article at Eurogamer via the links above and below.